On 29 October 1982, long
term resident Oxford shunter 08803 (scrapped in 1994) heads towards
Oxford station along the bi-directional goods loop with a short rake of vacuum
braked wagons, including a number containing domestic coal. The siding
on the left, which as can be seen by the shiny rail, was still well used
in 1982 leads into the scrapyard on the site of Beckett Street Coal
Yard, while the slightly rustier line between it and the goods loop was
known locally as 'Mark's Hole'! Note the disused former Great Western
Railway goods shed on the extreme left, which was demolished shortly
after this picture was taken.